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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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War Service Land Settlement

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 10

Mr. L. J. Falles, M.P. member for Lawson, in seeking to Clarity the agreement between the Commonwealth Government…

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Mr. G. S. Young, War Memorial Secretary: Mr, Gould Resigns

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

After a number of years as secretary of the Coonabarabran War Memorial Committee, Mr. G. A. Gould…

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Is Council Sincere? Asks Mr. C.H. Dawson War Memorial Committee’s Request That Material Be Ordered

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

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MacARHTUR Was Threat to Policy of Avoiding World War Says Truman Big Republican Storm Follows Dismissal of General WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

General MacARTHUR had been dismissed because his views endangered united States policy of avoiding a third world war, said President Truman today. He added that a United States inspired attack on the chinese…

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Pupils Plan a Special Anzac Service

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

An Anzac commemoration service would be conducted at the Soldiers' Memorial in Victoria Park by the pupils of…

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Barrara Property for Soldier Settlement

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

Nine thousand acres of [?], one of the best known properties in the Barraba, district, is to the bought for war services…

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Soldier Settlement Leases

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 6

The time for applying to convert settlement purchases to which title commenced before December 15th, 1937, and soldiers' group purchases,…

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Dawn Service to Start Anzac Day Celebrations

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

Anzac Day celebrations at Dubbo next Wednesday will take the same form as in previous years, with a dawn service at 6 a.m. and a march of returned service personnel at 10.30…

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Anzac Day at Baradine

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

Procedure for Anzac Day is to be the same as last year. Assemble Forestry office 10 a.m…

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Race Meetings on Anzac Day

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

The Baradine sub-branch of the [?] formally protested to both headquarters and State Government for…

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Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 6

"After 36 years the dawn of April 25th, 1915, seems remote, especially with the folly of another war to obliterate this memory and the…

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Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 6

Anzac Day will be celebrated in Bourke in the usual way, by a Dawn Service at 5.30 a.m.; Service at Memorial at 10.45 a.m.; Anzac…

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Narromine Will Commemorate Anzac Day

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

Anzac Day commemoration will be observed in Narromine next Wednesday, April 25, when the main service will be held at 11 a.m., following a march to the Cenotaph by ex-serviceman…

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A Short Story Last War Lover

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 4

Bill chilperine stood at the bar, sipping a drink, and, apparently, listening to Daisy Scarlett's chatter; but his eyes followed Penny…

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Settlement of Soldiers to Assist West

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

The soldier settlement scheme would be a big factor in developing the western areas and slopping the drift…

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Anzac Services Tomorrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

Services to commemorate Anzac Day tomorrow will be held at the cenotaph at dawn, 6 a.m., and later in the morning a…

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Anzac Day Postal Arrangements

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

The following arrangements will be observed at the Narromine post office on Anzac Day: Office will be open for the…

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Reds Prepare for Sea War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, described in the House of Lords recently Russian preparations for a…

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1951 Merino Ewe Competition Soldier Settler Teams May Compete

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, announced to-day that entries in this year's merino ewe…

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Army Nurse to Become a Soldier Now Mexico City

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

Army nurse, Beatriz Maldanado (22) who demanded to be converted into a male as an experiment, has had her…

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